On Tuesday's Backchat, we’re talking about populism. It's much talked about recently, especially after the Brexit referendum, Donald Trump, the Gilets Jaunes and the new President of Brazil. What does it amount to, and will it stay? Is it simply a ...

On Monday's Backchat, is there a future for newspapers? The Hong Kong News-Expo opened earlier this month telling the rich history of the local news industry; but looking at the present media landscape, is there a future for the newspaper? If they ...

On Friday's Backchat, co-location. The High Court ruled on Thursday that the controversial arrangement which authorises mainland Chinese officers to apply national laws at the mainland port area of the station is legally sound. Judge Anderson Chow ...

On Thursday's Backchat, we’re taking a look at the local property market. CE Carrie Lam has said that there won't be a helping hand from the Government despite the downturn. And the administration is proposing to restrict relief on rates to one propert...

On Wednesday's Backchat, we're talking about Christianity in mainland China. Chinese authorities have been cracking down on unofficial house churches, and around 100 Christians were reported to have been snatched on Sunday in overnight raids. In a...

On Tuesday's Backchat, a living wage and the minimum wage. Oxfam says local workers need around $55 per hour in order to meet basic living needs, while the minimum hourly wage is now at $34.50.

Oxfam believes that paying a living wage would enable ...

On Monday's Backchat, the arrest of Meng Wanzhou and Sino-US trade relations. The Global Times called the detention of the CFO of Huawei 'a declaration of war'. The Canadian Prime Minister insists it wasn't political. Beijing's response has been r...

On Friday's Backchat, rewriting the Hong Kong story. A new book 'No Third Person' by Christine Loh and academic Richard Cullen says that Hong Kong must first and foremost accept the People's Republic for what it is today and work towards national b...

On Thursday's Backchat,  we're talking about the birth rate and the size of local families. The latest study by the Family Planning Association has found that a single-child household remains the most common family structure, which is consistent w...

On Wednesday's Backchat,  climate change. A UN Conference in Poland is hearing that climate change is humanity's greatest threat in thousands of years. The CEO of the World Bank says 'We are clearly the last generation that can change the course o...